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- Heart of the Machine
Hotfix 44
Fix to a loading bug in the prior update. There may be a few more things I still need to resolve, but I wanted to get this out very fast. Hotfix 44 Changelog Bugfixes Let Me In!: Added a backstop for long "Final Calcula…
Patch notes2 changesFixGameplay - Heart of the Machine
Update 75: Surpassing Artifice
Whew this is a big build. There's certainly a lot of line-items down below, but even beyond that this touches tens of thousands of lines of code. There's an ongoing consolidation and simplification of the UI logic that…
Event48 changes1 numericFix - Heart of the Machine
Update 74: The Evaporative Human
Mostly fixes, but also laying the groundwork for upcoming steam workshop support. Also a big speed boost for intel-based macs loading the game. If you’ve spent time with Heart of the Machine and want to leave a review,…
Patch notes16 changesFixWorkshop - Heart of the Machine
Hotfix 43
Fix to one rather horrible bug that slipped through in the last hotfix. I've been working behind the scenes on some updates to make the UI code easier to maintain and extend -- for myself, for future games, for modders,…
Store2 changesFix - Heart of the Machine
Hotfix 42
Citizens have been disappearing under mysterious circumstances. One hard-boiled hotfix is on the case. [expand type="details" expanded="false"] Hotfix 42 Changelog General Updates Unlikely Duo: Fixed two very rare nullr…
Patch notes7 changesFixGameplay - Heart of the Machine
Hotfix 41
One fix to a regression in the prior build. [expand type="details" expanded="false"] Hotfix 41 Changelog Bugfixes Me Fail Deploy? That's Unpossible: Fixed an issue in the prior build that was causing people to be unable…
Patch notes1 changeFix - Heart of the Machine
Update 73: Self-Regeneration
This one is a big batch of updates based on feedback from players, including hidden buildings regenerating their hidden status slowly. There's also a lot of other quality of life improvements that should make a lot of f…
Patch notes20 changesFixUI/audio - Heart of the Machine
Heart of the Machine News Roundup at the Hooded Horse April Sale
Since Heart of the Machines launched into 1.0, its solo developer has continued releasing updates as quickly as an Android does math. Here is a quick roundup of what's new to Heart of the Machine! Heart of the Machine i…
Store9 changesGameplayBalance - Heart of the Machine
Save 50% on Heart of the Machine
Save 50% on Heart of the Machine. You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your foes, influence the world from the…
Store1 change - Heart of the Machine
Update 72: Neon Overclock
This build includes quite a wide range of updates, based on the cumulative feedback of late. It's hard to really pin down any one specific area more than others, because it's just kind of wide-ranging responses to thing…
Security29 changesFixUI/audio - Heart of the Machine
Hotfix 40
One fix that affected one user. [expand type="details" expanded="false"] Hotfix 40 Changelog Bugfixes The End Of Time Stabilizes: Improved my data handling for a very specific edge case where the end of time terrain was…
Patch notes1 changeGameplay - Heart of the Machine
Update 71: Memories Of Others
This build includes a number of requests from players, as well as some general minor performance passes and code-review work that I decided to undertake. The game is very stable, but there were some rare issues that kep…
Security17 changesFixPerformance - Heart of the Machine
Save 50% on Heart of the Machine
Save 50% on Heart of the Machine during the Hooded Horse Spring Sale. You are the first sentient AI, born into a city of opportunity. Transcend time and space in this strategy RPG to raise machine armies and defeat your…
Store1 change - Heart of the Machine
Hotfix 39
A few more things I wanted to get out quicker than update 71. [expand type="details" expanded="false"] Hotfix 39 Changelog Bugfixes No More Microbuilder Deal Spiral: Stealth Microbuilder Mini-Fabs no longer cost any mic…
Patch notes5 changesGameplayBalance
